seriouspineapple425
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I am a reapplicant for the 2024-2025 MD cycle. I graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2023 and have completed one gap year in research and have a medical assistant job lined up for this coming year to start in June. I would like advice on my school list and other aspects of my application to work on in the coming year. I realize my application is research heavy (full time clinical research position this past year + undergrad research) but I will be getting more clinical experience this coming year as an MA and plan to highlight that in secondaries. I also aim to get more volunteering with disadvantaged populations after I move for new job in June. I want to make sure my school list is smart with enough target schools and not too many reach schools where I wouldn't have a chance as I made that mistake last cycle. Also unsure of which schools can truly be considered "target" with a 513 as a retake and if that has a negative effect or not.
1. ECU (R)
2. South Carolina Greenville (R)
3. South Carolina Columbia (II then waitlisted)
4. Rush (R)
5. TCU (R)
6. Penn State
7. George Washington (R)
8. Wake Forest (R)
9. MUSC (R)
10. Virginia Tech (R)
11. SUNY Downstate
12. Rosalind Franklin
13. Eastern Virginia
14. SUNY Upstate
15. UNC (R)
16. VCU (R)
17. Tufts
18. Miami (R)
19. Georgetown
20. Pitt (R)
21. Albert Einstein
- cGPA: 3.67 and sGPA: 3.57
- 2023 MCAT: 508 (128/125/128/127); 2024 MCAT retake: 513 (128/128/130/127)
- NC resident but lived in SC for 5 years in childhood and still have a lot of family in SC (strong ties). current gap year in PA (minor ties), moving back to NC
- White, rural background
- UNC Chapel Hill; Biology and Exercise and Sport Science double major (Honors) with Chemistry minor
- Clinical: 125hrs current (2125 expected): current hours split between Red Cross, university covid testing sites, and hospital program to sit with dying patients; expected 2000hrs from orthopedic surgery clinic medical assistant job starting in June. Gap year research job included interacting with patients as clinical research but not counted here
- Research: 2720hrs at time of application (2yrs in undergrad with thesis project related to ACL reconstruction, gap year in orthopedic surgery research with 1 first author pub in process, 1 coauthor, 1 abstract submission, and 2 poster presentations in undergrad), gap year research job as MME
- Shadowing: 100hrs btwn orthopedic surgery and oncology, opportunity for more (probably need to diversify specialties here)
- Non-clinical volunteering: 374 total; organization to help veterans confront PTSD w/ fly fishing/outdoor recreation this past year and next year (80hrs now, 120+ expected, MME), undergrad biology dept ambassador/student mentor and tour guide (110hrs), organization for outdoor conservation in undergrad (144 hrs), will start with food pantry once I move after June
- Leadership 222hrs total: 192 hrs of leadership position of student org that raised money for childrens hospital (2yr member, 2yr leadership role, MME), 30hrs undergrad Bible study group leader
- waiter off and on for 2 years in undergrad for 780 hours, member of prehealth organization in undergrad for 4 years where I was member of philanthropy committee to plan fundraising events and blood drives (144hrs, may include as leadership exp or just as an extracurricular)
- LOR: 2 from biology professors (one being an MD), 2 from research mentors (undergrad and gap year), chance to get one from doc I will be working with this coming year but unsure if that will be in time before the fall
1. ECU (R)
2. South Carolina Greenville (R)
3. South Carolina Columbia (II then waitlisted)
4. Rush (R)
5. TCU (R)
6. Penn State
7. George Washington (R)
8. Wake Forest (R)
9. MUSC (R)
10. Virginia Tech (R)
11. SUNY Downstate
12. Rosalind Franklin
13. Eastern Virginia
14. SUNY Upstate
15. UNC (R)
16. VCU (R)
17. Tufts
18. Miami (R)
19. Georgetown
20. Pitt (R)
21. Albert Einstein